The City of Calgary (the City) has embarked on this resilience planning process in response to the impactful climate changes being experienced by the City. This project contributes to the process by conducting a climate risk and resilience assessment (CRRA) on the Village Square Leisure Centre (the facility) in accordance with the City’s Integrated Risk Management Framework and the Public Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment process. The Village Square Leisure Centre is located at 2623, 56th Street Northeast, Calgary, Alberta, and … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
VILLAGE SQUARE LEISURE CENTRE CLIMATE RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT
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Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
NORTH MOUNT PLEASANT ARTS CENTRE CLIMATE RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT
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The City of Calgary has embarked on a climate resilience planning process in response to the impactful climate changes being experienced by the City. This project contributes to the process by conducting a climate risk and resilience assessment (CRRA) on the North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre in accordance with the City’s Integrated Risk Management Framework and the Public Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment process. The North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre is located at 523 27 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta. The original … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
MANCHESTER COMPLEX SITE – CLIMATE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT
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The City of Calgary (the City) has embarked on a climate resilience planning process in response to the impactful climate changes being experienced by the City. This project contributes to the process by conducting a climate risk and resilience assessment (CRRA) on the Manchester Complex (the Complex) in accordance with the City’s Integrated Risk Management Framework and the Public Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment process. The methodology applied in this project builds upon the City’s Public Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment process, … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
Future of Stephen Avenue Climate Resilience Assessment
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Increased trends in the magnitude and frequency of climate related events have prompted the City of Calgary to develop a Public Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment process that aligns with the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) and Infrastructure Canada climate lens requirements. An expanded version of this process was applied to the planned redevelopment of Arts and Culture Character area (referred to as The Commons) along Stephen Avenue. The physical project boundary extends from the east end of Stephen Avenue … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
CALGARY TRANSIT FLEET ELECTRIFICATION PLANNING STUDY
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The City of Calgary declared a climate emergency on November 15, 2021 and is now accelerating City-wide timelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and advance climate adaptation and mitigation priorities. In response, Calgary Transit is underway with a Fleet Electrification Planning Study, supported by WSP’s Transportation and Infrastructure Advisory Services. The Project would see the replacement of internal combustion engine buses with battery electric buses (BEBs) along with electrification planning and infrastructure upgrades at three garage facilities. This CRRA … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
CITY OF CALGARY Marda Loop Climate Change Risk Assessment
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This document reports on the Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (the Assessment) process conducted for of the Marda Loop Streetscape Project and is a process commissioned by the City of Calgary (the City) for its development projects with goals of reducing life cycle project risk and providing the decision-support information that fosters improved decision-making during project planning and design phases. The City of Calgary’s Marda Loop Streetscape Project refers to the transportation project involving the design, construction, operation and maintenance … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
Glenbow Museum Climate Lens CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT
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The Glenbow Museum was originally constructed in 1976 and is in the Design Development Stage of a major capital project to revitalize and redesign the building exterior and interior spaces. This report provides a summary of the methodology and outcomes from the Climate Change Resilience Assessment (“the resilience assessment”) completed as a requirement for funding through Infrastructure Canada’s Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) – Community, Culture and Recreation Stream. The assessment was completed to fully satisfy requirements in the … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
FOREST LAWN MULTIPLEX CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT
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The Forest Lawn Multiplex is proposed to replace several community services and recreation amenities distributed throughout the Forest Lawn Neighbourhood in a central location. The Forest Lawn Multiplex will improve the quality and accessibility of a wide range of community services in a diverse and traditionally underserved neighbourhood. As the project is early in the planning phase, WSP was commissioned by the City of Calgary to complete a Climate Change Resilience Assessment to consider resilience through the long-term life span … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
PIEVC CLIMATE RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
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The objective of the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment is to assess the infrastructure components of the planned FSF that are at risk of failure or impaired service due to the impacts of climate change and extreme climate events. Building codes have traditionally been based on historical climate data for specific regions and as a result, buildings and infrastructure have been designed with specific climate loads based on historical climate data. The Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) was completed using the … Read more
Province/ Territory: Alberta
Province/ Territory Alberta
CITY OF CALGARY POTABLE WATER COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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The City of Calgary (The City), in cooperation with Engineers Canada, embarked on a project to assess the potential vulnerability of its water supply infrastructure to climate change. This vulnerability assessment was conducted in partnership with Engineers Canada (the business name for the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers), who has established the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) to oversee a national engineering assessment of the vulnerability of Canadian public infrastructure to changing climatic conditions. Attachments City of Calgary Potable … Read more
